Sahvir Wheeler‘s career at Kentucky was complicated, and one day, we will have those uncomfortable conversations about its mysterious ending and where the relationship went wrong. But on the day Wheeler officially entered the transfer portal, likely ending his time in Lexington, let’s celebrate the happier moments with Wheeler from his two years in Kentucky’s backcourt, from the time John Calipari scooped him from the transfer portal until now as he jumps back in.
These are the fond Wheeler memories:
The North Carolina game in Las Vegas
In Wheeler’s best game as Kentucky’s point guard, the 5-9 ballhandler scored a career-high 26 points on 12-of-15 shooting from the field in the Wildcats’ win over eventual runner-up North Carolina in the 2021 CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas.